This video says about itself:
Wolf pups (Canis lupus) – Wolf behavior
30 May 2012
There were four adorable woulf pups, just one week old. The entire pack works together to care for those young pups.
From daily The Guardian in Britain:
Norwegian court to rule on six men accused of illegal wolf hunt
Landmark case pits survival of one of Europe’s smallest wolf populations against Norwegians’ cherished hunting rights
Elisabeth Ulven and Tone Sutterud in Oslo
Sunday 19 April 2015 15.33 BST
Six men charged over hunting some of Norway’s last wolves will learn their fate this week when a court rules on a landmark case that has gripped the country.
Illegal hunting of wolves is thought to be extensive in Norway, driving down population numbers to perilously low levels.
Now, for the first time, the authorities have prosecuted an alleged hunting team, charging the six men with environmental offences and organised crime, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 11 years.
“It’s such a serious offence that we were given almost unlimited investigative powers by the state attorney,” says Tarjei Istad, a prosecutor in the case.
The indictment includes attempted illegal hunting, firearms offences and organised crime. The prosecutor has asked for a five-year ban from hunting, which is something most Norwegians see as a birthright. The defendants are pleading not guilty.
All European countries except the UK and Ireland are believed to have a population of wolves, ranging from the largest in Spain, with an estimated 2,000 animals, to Norway, which has one of the smallest populations, with perhaps as few as 30. The grey wolf is listed by Cites as endangered regionally, though not globally.
“This is a question of attitude in certain hunting teams and communities,” said Istad, referring to audio surveillance of the suspects that revealed a lot of boasting about their hunts. He believes this court case is important to get the message across that Norway will not take illegal hunting lightly.
Petter Wabakken, an internationally acclaimed expert on wolves, agrees.
“Our research shows that half of all wolves felled in Norway were killed by poachers,” he said. “This is disturbing, especially considering that we have the smallest wolf population in Europe. Government policy has been to allow three breeding female wolves within an allocated area. This is not enough to sustain a healthy population.”
Norwegians are deeply divided over the management of wolves. Urban communities are generally positive about having large predators in their vicinity, while people in the countryside see them as much more of a threat.
Wolves tend to be targeted because of conflicts with human interests, such as competition for game, human safety and depredation of livestock.
“We can only conclude that poachers take the law into their own hands. It’s not licensed but illegal hunting that regulates the Norwegian wolf tribe,” Wabakken said.
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